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アオウミガメ (あおうみがめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アオウミガメ

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Meanings

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noun

green sea turtle

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Chelonia mydas, a large sea turtle found in tropical and subtropical waters.

アオウミガメは絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅに指し定ていされている。
The green sea turtle is designated as an endangered species.
沖おき縄なわの

海うみ

で

アオウミガメ

を

見み

た

。

I saw a green sea turtle in the sea off Okinawa.

Written forms

アオウミガメ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
青あお海うみ亀がめ
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
黿あおうみがめ
Obscure single-character kanji form; not commonly encountered.

Kanji

青blue, green
海sea, ocean
亀tortoise, turtle
黿large turtle, sea turtle

Similar words

ウミガメ
General term for sea turtles; アオウミガメ is a specific species.
タイマイ
Hawksbill sea turtle, another species often compared with the green sea turtle.

Etymology

Compound of 青 (ao, 'blue/green') + 海亀 (umigame, 'sea turtle'). The name refers to the greenish color of its body fat.